Hartley News

The Colony Theatre is thrilled to present Ian Buchanan and Mariette Hartley starring in THE LION IN WINTER, written by James Goldman and directed by Stephanie Vlahos. THE LION IN WINTER will preview on Wednesday, April 16; Thursday, April 17; and Friday, April 18 at 8:00pm and will open on Saturday, April 19 at 8:00pm and continue through Sunday, May 18 at The Colony Theatre, 555 N. Third Street (at Cypress) adjacent to the Burbank Town Center Mall.

The New York Philharmonic will return to Bravo! Vail in Colorado for the Orchestra's 12th- annual summer residency there, performing six concerts July 18-25, 2014. Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct three programs, July 18-20, featuring works by composers for whom he has advocated during his tenure, ranging from Nielsen to The Marie-Jose?e Kravis Composer-in- Residence Christopher Rouse. The other Philharmonic concerts will be conducted by Bramwell Tovey (July 23 and 25) and Ted Sperling (July 24), and will feature works by Copland, Gershwin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Loesser, among others.

Winner of Macha Theatre's Playwriting Competition Macha Theatre presents a workshop production of a new play, Shades by Tom Hartley, the winner of Macha's 2013 Playwriting Competition, produced and directed by Odalys Nanin. The play opens Saturday, March 29th at 8pm at Macha Theatre/Films in West Hollywood, California. The story centers on Miguel, a troubled high school student who enjoys taunting gays. Miguel's life is unexpectedly turned upside down, when a gift from his girlfriend ends-up changing his life forever - as he sets-off on an often comedic course of self-acceptance about his own sexuality. Going gay has never been this dysfunctional!

Interdisciplinary choreographer David Neumann will present an evening of solos April 26 at 8pm at MASS MoCA's Hunter Center for the Performing Arts. A co-presentation by Jacob's Pillow Dance and MASS MoCA, the retrospective evening spans Neumann's career from his first choreographic endeavor, DOSE, to his current work-in-progress, I Understand Everything Better. The program, also including tough the tough (redux) (2008) and You Are In Control (2009), captures Neumann's exploration of lines between theatre and dance, audience and performer, movement and voice, mundane and theatrical.

Lori Bookstein Fine Art is pleased to announce an exhibition of recent paintings by Eve Aschheim. This is the artist's third solo-show with the gallery.

Lori Bookstein Fine Art is pleased to announce an exhibition of recent paintings by Eve Aschheim. This is the artist's third solo-show with the gallery.

Twenty-seven artists infuse their imaginations with the floral world, inviting us into their New York Eden. At Luise Ross Gallery we see Steve Lovi's single poppy photograph, Bill Traylor's stylized plant drawing, and Farrell Brickhouse's gestural painting with dried flowers, among others. Even fake and dead flowers are artistic fodder for Hai Zhang's floral portrait. Painting, drawing, photography, collage, sculpture, and prints all welcome springtime. Stop and smell the roses in this dazzling visual garden!

Piper Theatre Productions (John P. McEneny, Artistic Director, Mina Jones, General Manager), in association with producers, Mike Mergo, Aaron Novak, and John DeSilvestri, present Mike Mergo's new one-act play, Stilled. Directed by Ilana Becker, (Argument Sessions, Dixon Place; Waiting for Lefty, Hartley House), Stilled Features Mike Mergo and Aaron Novak (The Island of Dr. Moreau, Edinburgh Fringe Festival) as Manni and Jeff, Lighting Design by Daniel Winters (Mayday Mayday, St. Anns Warehouse; Drama Desk Nominee for The Man Who Laughs, Stolen Chair Theater Co.), Set Design by Colin McGurk, Sound Design by Toby Jaguar, and Costume Design by Sarah Bertolozzi.

Continuing as the nation's #1 destination for exceptional family entertainment, Hallmark Channel unveils its 2014 Original Movie programming slate, which will include 15 Original Movie World Premieres in Q2-Q4. Hallmark Channel, consistently ranked #1 for quality family-friendly programming, is positioned to continue expanding its original programming and maintain its status as a cable leader with its highly rated Original Movies that over 86 million subscribers have come to expect and love.

Show Palace Entertainment presents La Cage Aux Folles, running tonight, March 13 through April 20, 2014.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is proud to present a staged reading of The God of This World, a new play in development by Don Thompson. The reading on March 23 at 7pm will be open to the public for free admission and the playwright will be in attendance for Q&A and welcomes feedback from the audience.

Anna Camp has signed on for the lead role in an upcoming ABC comedy pilot titled DAMAGED GOODS.

Show Palace Entertainment presents La Cage Aux Folles, running March 13 through April 20, 2014.

Twenty-seven artists infuse their imaginations with the floral world, inviting us into their New York Eden. At Luise Ross Gallery we see Steve Lovi's single poppy photograph, Bill Traylor's stylized plant drawing, and Farrell Brickhouse's gestural painting with dried flowers, among others. Even fake and dead flowers are artistic fodder for Hai Zhang's floral portrait. Painting, drawing, photography, collage, sculpture, and prints all welcome springtime. Stop and smell the roses in this dazzling visual garden!

Winners of the 2014 Joey Awards were announced last weekend at a formal evening ceremony at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. Organized and overseen by the Joe Allen Academy of Arts & Bitching (JAAAB), 'The Joeys' are a set of awards given annually for excellence in food service and patronage at New York's City's famous Times Square celebrity hot-spots: Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale.

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is proud to present a tribute dedicated to Alfred Stieglitz marking the 150th anniversary of his birth. A noted photographer, publisher, gallery owner and modern-art pioneer as well as mentor, promoter and husband of Georgia O'Keeffe, Stieglitz was a remarkable man who left an indelible mark on the history of art. To celebrate his contributions, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum will preview the short film, Looking for Mr. Stieglitz, by Steve Zeifman, followed by a conversation on Stieglitz's life and legacy on March 2, 2014 from 3:30-5:00pm.

Touch Theory Dance is motivated by the foundation of energy, motion, and emotion. In our new work, 'Pandemonium,' we feed energy to our emotions through the use of contact movement. In this work, we use organic contact to create the architecture of our world. There is no set design but there is a sense of construction, the dancers are both the boundaries and the characters. 'Pandemonium,' premieres tonight, Feb. 14th and 15th at the Hartley House Theater.

Dancemakers marks its 40th Anniversary season with the World Premiere of AROUND, the spring home show, created by Michael Trent and Dancemakers, and for the first time on the mainstage, artists from the company's Emerging Dance Artist Project (EDAP), doubling the size of his company to ten dancers.

Stageworks Theatre is set to present The Divine Sister, comic homage to nearly every Hollywood film involving nuns. This madcap trip through Hollywood religiosity is written by the author of Die Mommie Die and Psycho Beach Party! The Divine Sister tells the story of St. Veronica's indomitable Mother Superior who is determined to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent.

Touch Theory Dance is motivated by the foundation of energy, motion, and emotion. In our new work, “Pandemonium,” we feed energy to our emotions through the use of contact movement. In this work, we use organic contact to create the architecture of our world. There is no set design but there is a sense of construction, the dancers are both the boundaries and the characters. 'Pandemonium,' premieres Feb. 14th and 15th at the Hartley House Theater, tickets are $15. Buy them here.